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[javac]

It's somewhat faster

Boot is slow, games boot faster, returning to menu faster.

Can't believe I was so hyped for this

It does what was said on the tin, kinda like oatmeal if you think about it.

 

[JimboJones]

Yeah, it doesn't sync immediately but keep pressing and holding B and the light will hold eventually, and boot straight to Wii Menu.

Seemes to work now, resynced just incase and kept pressing B.

Nice

 

[Smiles and Cries]

No I'm just incredibly sad and love LEDs

if the Wii U still had a DVD slot LED I would have purchased more disks for it
maybe that is the LED those guys are talking about maybe the reason for the Wii U lacking the light show for Connect24

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Just found a megaton right here.

Old, people noticed that with the preview video.

 

[Frodo]

Are you sure? What's the point of it then? Even without the Update you can select the "Shut down after the download finishes" option.

But the Gamepad and the console would still stay on and transmitting the image to the TV.

 

[Captainsweatpants]

Just found a megaton right here.

Why Nintendo? What the hell are you doing with your resources?

 

[iyox]

Got the gamepad error and restarted at 80%. Seems faster. Based on the update being out now and eshop still down, is VC going to be launched tonight?

 

[Jaded Alyx]

never ever heard of this shit and my Wii had been in that standby mode 2 years because I just left it plugged and played nothing until Xenoblade

there are many other ways to fry your Wii electrical storm is one

I'm surprised you haven't heard of it. It's pretty well known. People who've experienced it usually notice artifacts while playing games - a sign that the GPU is on it's way out. It's caused by overheating due to the fact that the Wii's fans don't spin when in standby.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Why Nintendo? What the hell are you doing with your resources?

Retro has been working on that icon change for months.

 

[JacksUsername]

...and updated!

I will miss Patrick's surprise drawings on Wii U Giant Bomb quick looks now that the drawing will appear on the tv capture instead of only popping up when he finished; it was a nice running gag.

 

[oatmeal]

It does what was said on the tin, kinda like oatmeal if you think about it.

Yeah, totally.

Oatmeal is so blah

 

[BlackJace]

Why Nintendo? What the hell are you doing with your resources?

They just shot themselves in the foot with this.

 

[Dicer]

E-shop is back up

Edit:

No VC :/

 

[oatmeal]

E-shop is back up

And?

 

[frankie_baby]

web browser seems quicker

 

[Captainsweatpants]

Retro has been working on that icon change for months.

Yeah, but Rare did all the work. Retro just got the unfinished project after they went to Microsoft. Still impressive.

 

[Astral/H3X]

Not only is it a shit ton faster going back to the menu, but MH3 now boots in half of an audio loop, instead of 2 and a half.
Update worth it.

Also UNDO AND REDO IN MIIVERSE YESSSSS...
Over scan adjust should make many peeps happy.

 

[frankie_baby]

if the Wii U still had a DVD slot LED I would have purchased more disks for it
maybe that is the LED those guys are talking about maybe the reason for the Wii U lacking the light show for Connect24

that slot led was amazing, so inviting, think i should stop talking about leds now

 

[hlhbk]

So if you have over scan that you can't disable you now can change screen size and it will reflect in all games/software?

 

[Meelow]

Why Nintendo? What the hell are you doing with your resources?

You know what? Nintendo just is clearly out of touch, I'm done with Nintendo, first they change their main E3 conference to a Nintendo Direct and now they are changing the icons I hardly look at?

Nintendo, I don't know how much you know about me but you clearly just ruined the Wii U with this, just announce the Wii 2 at E3 2013.

 

[Beer Monkey]

Homebrew Channel still works on the vWii.

 

[Roo]

Well... I'm updating my Wii U right now.
04:34 hours remain.

YYYYAAAAAAYYYY!!!!!!!

 

[Smiles and Cries]

I'm surprised you haven't heard of it. It's pretty well known. People who've experienced it usually notice artifacts while playing games - a sign that the GPU is on it's way out. It's caused by overheating due to the fact that the Wii's fans don't spin when in standby.

interesting I never paid attention to it this was a launch Wii I won from Ubisoft's RedSteel site pre launch

I wonder why Nintendo would put the same issue into the Wii U so I am over here rolling my eyes at the idea but hey it is Nintendo

 

[oatmeal]

Anything new on eShop?

 

[Revolutionary]

Anything new on eShop?

Not that I can see.

 

[OverHeat]

Anything new on eShop?

Still down for me.

 

[Oddduck]

Anything new on eShop?

Nope, nothing new there.

 

[TheDrowningMan]

Well, it is a tad bit quicker, haha

Edit: booting into Wii Mode from startup is brutally slow

It's well known that this update was designed to focus on new features + game loading / menu return, and you'll exit games around 10-15 seconds quicker. Summer update should improve app speed.

 

[Tehalemi]

Well... I'm updating my Wii U right now.
04:34 hours remain.

YYYYAAAAAAYYYY!!!!!!!

You'll be done in less than half that time I'm sure.

 

[Nintendude712]

What TV do you have?
I always wished play Wii 1:1 pixels. The TVs I tried enlarge the image in Wii mode, even when WiiU mode fits the screen 1:1

Insignia something manufactured in Nov 2011. It's around 32' and I think it's 720p not sure since it displays the Wii U's 1080p just fine and slightly better looking than it being at 720p.

 

[Tilmen]

here are my changes things from the WiiU update ^^

here my Update video with all deteils...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p55t97ES2kg

and these pics i made

 

[Master Nairb]

where do I go to download the new update? There is nothing in my messages or downloading manger app?

 

[Captainsweatpants]

This sums up my evening perfectly...

 

[Smiles and Cries]

that slot led was amazing, so inviting, think i should stop talking about leds now

u know there are some amazing LED lights being sold like LED rope lights they change into all colors I wanted to have a room that changed colors see some youtube vids so I understand the LED love

 

[frankie_baby]

Anything new on eShop?

injustice is up here in pal land

eshop still dog slow though

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

here are my changes things from the WiiU update ^^

here my Update video with all deteils...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p55t97ES2kg

and these pics i made

 

[Eyothrie]

It's well known that this update was designed to focus on new features + game loading / menu return, and you'll exit games around 10-15 seconds quicker. Summer update should improve app speed.

Its not well known, but I appreciate your knowledge of it.

 

[Dead Man Typing]

No 60hz support for Wii mode when using component cables.

No option for analogue audio when using HDMI for picture.

So I'm stuck with the choice of playing Wii games in 576i or having no sound for my Wii U. I know my TV is crappy and old for having a dvi port instead of real hdmi, but the PS3 and 360 can do this, Nintendo.

Otherwise I'm impressed with how quickly software launches and exits. Screen adjust at a console level is nice and the whole process was painless and quick. Well done, Nintendo, but I'd still like one of the two issues mentioned at the top of this post to be addressed.

 

[frankie_baby]

where do I go to download the new update? There is nothing in my messages or downloading manger app?

go to system settings

 

[Battle Born]

Going to System Settings is sadly still very slow. However, I am enjoying how much faster it is to power up the system.

 

[hlhbk]

So if you have over scan that you can't disable you now can change screen size and it will reflect in all games/software?

Anyone?

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

where do I go to download the new update? There is nothing in my messages or downloading manger app?

I went to settings, then the violet icon with the system.

 

[Tilmen]

where do I go to download the new update? There is nothing in my messages or downloading manger app?

go to the settings and download it manually

 

[frankie_baby]

right i'm off to give lego city a try, doubt it'll speed that up at all

 

[Eyothrie]

Has anyone tried file copy/move between multiple HDDs?

 

[JrBaconCheeseburger]

the update made it a tad bit faster, i am actually glad about the screen size option so it does not cut shit out.


make the OS faster and faster. Please

 

[Soren01]

Any game runs smoother?

 

[Jaded Alyx]

interesting I never paid attention to it this was a launch Wii I won from Ubisoft's RedSteel site pre launch

I wonder why Nintendo would put the same issue into the Wii U so I am over here rolling my eyes at the idea but hey it is Nintendo

The difference is WiiConnect24 would connect to the internet every minute or so for the entire duration it was in standby, so it could keep the News and Forecast Channels, etc. up to date, as well as receive messages. The Wii U however will only be connected when downloading a game or something so the wi-fi adapter isn't going to be used near constantly.

 

[Nintendude712]

Anyone?

I can confirm this. It's a true native system-wide setting. Netflix, basically everything asides Wii Mode resizes according to the setting.

This next part is a bit hard to explain... but WiiStreetU along the WiiU VC games had already added black borders to make the display look fine on TV's with overscan. This means since the setting is now system-wide, you'll see those black borders until they update those apps.

Other things like Runner2 which allowed you to resize the screen already will need to be set to the max so it displays accordingly.

 

[javac]

My update was already starting in the download manager when I turned my Wii U on, weird.